Writer's Block: Million Dollar Smile

[Error: unknown template qotd]My parents didn't believe in teaching us such things, so we didn't have Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairies, or even any Buddhist gods or anything like that. 

We learned early on that our parents worked hard to provide for us, that when they did get us gifts, they did so because they loved us. We never expected gifts and when we did receive them, it was only because we truly deserved it. 

Some people said they ruined a child's imagination...  but I think it made me love my parents so much more for all the contributions and sacrifices they made for me growing up. 

Oh, and I love this Calvin & Hobbes strip:

8:2012

• Dragon hunter in the woods. She brought a stick.
• President's Day weekend, so Carol ("Ah Yi") came to visit just for the day. We went to a yogurt place, went to the pet store, bought some groceries, played a lot...
• Erika fell in love with yogurt again and wanted it every day for 4 days straight.
• She puts her own sunglasses on now. She has pink ones for herself called "princess sunglasses" (it's by Barbie) and a white pair for Puppy.